Overcome to Become

How free would you feel if your feelings did not get the final say in your life?  There was a time in my life where my feelings were at the center of every decision I made. They had the first and the last say.  Unfortunately, I allowed them to lead me down a path and into relationships and situations I should have never been.  If you can relate, I want you to know that you don't have to live this way.  Our guest today, Jessica Hottle, is discussing how we can face off with our feelings and be led by God's word instead.  She also shares: 

• How what we have normalized is hindering us from breaking free
• How to differentiate between feelings and truth
• Five steps to managing our emotions
• How to lean into God as a safe space

If I can experience freedom in this area, you can as well.  I want you lean into the practical wisdom Jessica is sharing in this episode. Share with a friend as well. 

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About Jessica Hottle:
Jessica Hottle's passion for helping women getting emotionally and physically healthy while keeping God at the center. She inspires and encourages thousands by sharing her own personal struggles, victories, and journey through life. Jessica is a successful online entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster for What's The Truth, and author of two best-selling books, Know Your Worth and A Worthy Wife. Along with a third book, Own Your Worth. Her passions are being a wife to her husband, Jon, being a momma to their three cats, and spending her free time outside whenever she can (playing golf, hiking, reading, or writing in her journal).

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Jessica's Books
What's the Truth Podcast

You planned. You prepared. You did all the right things you knew how to do.  Then something happened that shifted everything.   The story you once knew and dreamed about has been completely turned upside down.  My guest, Sarah E. Westfall, joins us today to discuss a devastating event that changed her entire story. We discuss how she processed through this season in her life and how she learned to let go, live open-handed, and allow God to rewrite her story.

The wisdom that Sarah shares in this episode is life-changing.  It will shift your entire perspective about hard seasons and embracing your story.  Share this episode with a friend.

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About Sarah:
Sarah E. Westfall is a fan of good words and good conversation—preferably paired with tacos. As a writer and speaker, Sarah invites others to pursue a life of curiosity, compassion, and connection with God and with each other. She holds a BS in English Education and MA in Student Development Counseling and Administration, and her writing has been featured in RELEVANT, Fathom Mag, (in)courage, and The Joyful Life Magazine. Sarah calls Indiana home, where she enjoys a wild and wonderful life with her husband Ben and their four sons. 

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What do you do when your lifelong dream is suddenly snatched away by a health diagnosis?  My guest Rachel Kang joins me today to share her journey of being diagnosed with rheumatic fever and navigating through the lasting impacts on her voice, how she felt that God had taken her dreams away, and how she did the heart work, and changed her perspective. We also chat about the complexities of being a writer who is multiethnic and the heart changing message she has for women who may be experiencing disappointments or delays.

About Rachel Kang:
Rachel Kang is a mixed woman of African American, Native American, Irish, and Dutch descent. She is a writer of prose, poems, and other pieces, and she is the founder of Indelible Ink Writers. Her first book, on creativity as a calling, is due out in 2022 with Revell Books. 

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Read Rachel's Published Articles: https://www.rachelmariekang.com/pieces
Time (from the movie Inception)- https://youtu.be/RxabLA7UQ9k

What do you do when your parenting hopes and dreams get interrupted by news you did not expect? My guest today, Diane Dokko Kim is joining us today to talk about her journey of being a parent of children with disabilities. She speaks very candidly about: 

• Her season of depression and wrestling with God after she learned of her son's diagnosis
• How God answered her prayer to heal her son in a way she did not expect
• How to build community and accept help
• How to help someone who has a child with disabilities 
• How God grew purpose out of her pain
• 4 helpful tips all parents should know

Please share this very important message of hope and healing with a mom you know. Let her know she is not alone.  

About Diane Dokko Kim:
Diane is a disability ministry consultant, national speaker, and author of Unbroken Faith: Spiritual Recovery for the Special-Needs Parent. Her passions include encouraging struggling families and equipping churches into becoming inclusive faith communities. Her work has been featured in Christianity Today, LifeWay, Bible Gateway, Parenting Magazine, and Jen Hatmaker’s For The Love Podcast. 

Not everyone lives with a disability. But everyone gets impacted by the jagged edges of a broken planet. Diagnosis, disillusionment, death—or the death of a dream-- may steal, kill, and destroy. But Jesus is an equal opportunity Redeemer.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Kelly Clarkson Stronger- https://youtu.be/Xn676-fLq7I
The Help Wishlist: https://www.dianedokkokim.com/2018/03/23/let-me-know-how-i-can-help-this-will-because-they-wont/
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Life can be so very hard sometimes that all we feel like doing is shutting down.  In this episode, we are joined by author, podcaster, and bible teacher, Lisa Whittle for a real and relevant conversation about how we can begin to embrace the hard things of life so we can get to the good things.  I fought back tears several times throughout this entire episode.  Lisa's wisdom gets down into the crevices of your heart.  We chat about: 

• Why we need to practice holding things loosely 
• How hard things have the opportunity to transform us (if we allow them to)
• How our bodies tell us about what is going on in our hearts
• The importance of letting go of not knowing
• The difference between acceptance and preference

Share this episode with a friend right now so you'll have someone to chat with after you listen.  Then when you've both chat about it, go out and purchase her book: The Hard Good (link below).

About Lisa Whittle:
Lisa Whittle is the author of eight books, and her wit and bold bottom-line approach have made her a sought-after Bible teacher. She is also the creator of a companion video Bible study for Jesus over Everything. A pastor’s daughter and longtime ministry leader in issues relevant to the church, Lisa is the founder of Ministry Strong and the popular Jesus over Everything podcast, which debuted in the top 25 of Christian podcasts. Her love runs deep to see people pursue Jesus for life, grow deep roots of faith, and walk strong in the midst of a world that so often seems to have gone crazy. She and her family live in North Carolina.

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Purchase The Hard Good here: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Good-Showing-Work-When/dp/078523201X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Deserve You by Justin Bieber- https://youtu.be/1_NVaujWgBg
Refiner by Maverick City Music-https://youtu.be/UGFCbmvk0vo

Society tells us that if a door closes in our face or if an opportunity is taken away, we should get a hammer and break the door down until we get what we want. In today's episode, I'm sharing about a closed-door season in my life that may convince you to put that hammer down and change your perspective---that loss, that disappointment, that missed opportunity may actually be an answer to your prayer---a blessing in disguise.  I also share practical tips on what you can do now if you are facing a closed door. Tune in and share with a friend.

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Mentioned in this episode:
James 1:5 
Proverbs 3:5-6

Studies show that approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies.  This unhappiness leads to body shaming and body punishing in order to achieve the "ideal" look (only 5% of women ever achieve this "look").  
There are so many of you out there silently struggling with accepting and loving your body.  In some cases, that struggle has led to an eating disorder.  This is a topic that we do not talk about enough.  My guest, Rachel Nielsen, is with us today for a very transparent conversation about her battle with an eating disorder and journey to love her body.  We talk about:

• Rachel's breaking point--when she knew she had a problem that was beyond her control
• How shame tried to keep her from receiving the help she needed
• How to support someone dealing with an eating disorder
• How she learned how to diversify her coping toolbox
• How sharing our experiences can help free someone else

About Rachel Nielson:
Rachel Nielson is the host of the 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms Podcast. Each 30-minute episode features 3 actionable takeaways to help women love motherhood as much as they love their children. Rachel lives in the mountains of Idaho with her husband and two miracle children--Noah (10) who came to their family via adoption and Sally (7) who came to their family via Invitro Fertilization. 

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Mentioned in this episode:

Overcoming Single-Mom Guilt (my episode with Rachel on her podcast)-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-in-30-takeaways-for-moms/id1296627876?i=1000535146384
My Hometown by Eurovision-  https://youtu.be/qjuphuG3ndw
Other episodes (on the 3 in 30 podcast) where Rachel shares more of her story:
How to Stop Being Mean to Yourself: 3 Tools I Learned in Counseling

Making Peace with Food (and Yourself!) through Intuitive Eating

A True Story of Answered Prayers: 3 Essays I Wrote in Therapy

3 Ways to Heal your Relationship with Food this Year

For many years I appeared okay on the outside but inside I was struggling with a life unexpected.  I was struggling with wishing my past was different and even wanting to live someone else's life---overflowing with bitterness.  Can you relate? I had no idea how much inner and outer turmoil living like this was causing me and those who were close to me.  It wasn't until an encounter with an empty chair during my weekly therapist visit that I discovered the root cause.

If you are quietly wrestling with a life unexpected, tune in.   Share this episode with a friend.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Homework/Heart Work: Write a letter to your younger self. Listen in for more details.
Romans 8:2 

Do you find yourself smack dab in the middle of a life unexpected?  Everyone sees a smile on your face but deep down inside you're bitter, angry with God, and grieving over unmet expectations and broken dreams.

You've endured disappointment after disappointment... delay after delay... now you find yourself walking down a detour.

You are not alone. Come and let me walk with you.

This season is dedicated to you.  We're diving right into the hard stuff--nothing is off the table.  We're keeping it real, relevant, providing practical tips, and full of biblical truths.

Episode 1 drops Tuesday, September 7th.  Make sure to follow so you don't miss an episode.  

In this episode, I sit down with the creator of The Father Swap Blog and founder of Entrusted Women, Kia Stephens, to chat about a topic that many are quietly struggling with and that is Healing from Father Wounds. Kia and I dig into the signs of father wounds, what forgiveness really is, and how it is possible to exchange father wounds for the love of God the father.

Mentioned in this episode:
1. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by Stacy Eldridge
2. Beauty for Ashes by Joyce Meyers
3. So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore
4. Forgiveness Letter: https://www.fatherswap.com/2019/06/practical-ways-to-heal-from-a-fathers-rejection/
5. Hope for Women with Father Wounds Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-for-women-with-father-wounds/id1517833719

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https://www.fatherswap.com/
https://www.kiastephens.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kianstephens/

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